Sam Graska

Sam Graska has a wealth of work experience, beginning with a Customer Service Associate role at Walgreens in 2014. In 2015, they were the CEO and founder of Case.MD, a Medical Device startup company, and also worked as a Campus Recruiter - Admissions at Kent State University. In 2016, they became Co-Founder and President of MyAlula, and in 2017, they worked as a Laboratory Assistant at Omega Laboratories, Inc. In 2018, they held three roles at ERT; Project Manager, Senior Project Coordinator, and Project Coordinator. Additionally, they worked as an Innovations Intern at the Cleveland Clinic. In 2021, they began working as a Product Manager at Spinwheel, managing a unique approach to helping borrowers manage, pay-down, refinance, or consolidate their loans and liabilities. Sam also handled product management, business development, and pursued strategic partnerships with Loyalty, Payment, Banking, NEO-banking, and Lender organizations.

Sam Graska has a Bachelor's Degree in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology from Kent State University, which they completed in 2017. Sam then went on to obtain a Master of Business Administration - MBA in International Business from Kent State University in 2018. In addition to their degrees, Sam has obtained several certifications, including the I-CORPS Northeast Ohio Entreprenuerial Training Program Graduate (2016), 2nd Place Winner of the LaunchNET IdeaOlympics (2016), Green Dot Certified, LaunchNET's top Entrepreneurial Product 2016, LaunchTown 2016 Finalists, and North East Ohio Student Venture Fund Finalist 2016.